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The 18 Best Deals Of NYC Restaurant Week
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Restaurant Week—which is much longer than a week—happens twice yearly, and 2024’s winter edition runs from January 16 to February 4. During this time, over 600 restaurants will be participating. As the number suggests, it really is a grab bag. You can get lunch at Union Square Cafe, or you can enjoy a fine meal next to one of Adam Levine’s guitars at Hard Rock Cafe. To help you sort through the list, we’ve selected our top picks.
This year, restaurants are offering $30, $45, and $60 multi-course meals, although not every place has all of these options, so be sure to check beforehand to see how much you’ll be spending. Additionally, not every restaurant is participating every week, and Saturdays are excluded (while Sundays are optional). Get more info and book your table here.
THE SPOTS
The Deal: $30 Lunch, $30 Sunday Lunch/Brunch, $45 Dinner, $45 Sunday Dinner, $30 Bottle of Wine
One of the best Thai restaurants in the city, Kru is a place you need to check off your list, especially if you frequent Williamsburg. For Restaurant Week, you can construct your multi-course meal from options like duck confit salad and red curry-rubbed branzino. The $30 bottle of wine is a very nice bonus.
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The Deal: $60 Lunch
Even during Restaurant Week, Frenchette insists on being pricier than most. But you can actually squeeze a little value out of your $60 lunch at what’s arguably the top French restaurant in NYC. The cassoulet normally typically costs over $50 on its own, and it’s one of the available entrees, along with the Tribeca restaurant’s exceptional roast chicken and skate grenobloise.
The Deal: $30 Lunch, $30 Sunday Lunch/Brunch
Take a long lunch. Your boss doesn’t care. They barely even know what you do for work. If you’re in Midtown, choose Gallaghers, where you can enjoy a $30 daytime meal under black-and-white photos of baseball players and race horses. Open since 1927, the Theater District restaurant remains an essential NYC steakhouse.
The Deal: $45 Lunch, $45 Sunday Lunch/Brunch, $60 Dinner, $60 Sunday Dinner
Located on Pier 17 in FiDi, The Fulton is a bi-level seafood restaurant from Jean-Georges with fantastic views of the East River and Brooklyn Bridge. You can easily spend a ridiculous amount of money here, which is why this is the ideal time to visit. Start with some oysters or ceviche, then get the gruyère cheeseburger topped with crunchy onions.
The Deal: $30 Lunch, $30 Sunday Lunch/Brunch, $60 Dinner, $60 Sunday Dinner
Momoya Soho is delicious, but pricey, which makes it exactly the sort of place you should be targeting right now. The lunch offering at this modern, fish tank-like sushi spot comes with a few little starters and your choice of main, with options that include sashimi over rice and a set with seven pieces of nigiri and a roll.
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The Deal: $60 Dinner, $60 Sunday Dinner
As one of seemingly several thousand Hand Hospitality restaurants, LittleMad is easy to overlook. But the food—a mix of Korean, French, and American—is fun, inventive, and worth experiencing at least once. Dinner here usually costs $95, so head over now if you want a lower check.
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The Deal: $45 Lunch, $60 Dinner
A $60 meal isn't anything unusual at Fish Cheeks. It's around what you'll spend on any given night at this Noho Thai spot. But with this deal, you'll get try more than you normally would. Stop by with a few friends, and have everyone choose different things from the three-course set menu that has options like grilled cuttlefish, wok-fried skate, and the restaurant's famous coconut crab curry.
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The Deal: $60 Dinner, $60 Sunday Dinner
Have you tried the scallion puffs at Silver Apricot? Go do that, then dive into some scallop fried rice or mapo squash rice cakes. This West Village restaurant serves a creative take on New American/Chinese cuisine, and, for Restaurant Week, they also have a few $50 bottles of wine.
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The Deal: $60 Lunch, $60 Sunday Dinner, $60 Sunday Lunch/Brunch
Find a faux-fur coat and a hat that makes a statement, then get over to Delmonico's and mingle with some 21st-century robber barons. The original opened in the early 18th century, and, though there have been many ownership changes over the years, the current iteration is still a fun place to spend too much money on steak, lobster, and baked alaska.
The Deal: $60 Dinner, $60 Sunday Dinner
If you’re still eating your way through our list of the Best New Restaurants of 2023, make Hav & Mar your next visit. Marcus Samuelsson’s globally-inspired Chelsea restaurant is his best work to date, and the mermaid-accented space always has a good energy to it.
The Deal: $30 Lunch
Fussy, French, and Austrian, Koloman serves food that looks like it should be on display in a museum, and tastes like an upscale weekend in Vienna. Stop into this Nomad restaurant for a $30 lunch that consists of crisp schnitzel and apple strudel served with a side of frozen buttermilk.
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The Deal: $45 Lunch
You know what sounds nice? A plate of chicken and fries at this cavernous French restaurant in the bottom of Williamsburg’s Wythe Hotel. The thin, crispy fries come in a big pile on the side of the roasted chicken, soaking up the jus in the bottom of the dish. Finish your lunch with profiteroles.
The Deal: $60 Lunch
The prix-fixe at Manhatta normally starts at $115, and people gladly pay that much because it comes with a panoramic view from the 60th floor of a FiDi skyscraper. With this deal, which comes with three courses, you can almost cut that bill in half. Along with your view, you’ll get some innovative New American food.
The Deal: $60 Lunch, $60 Sunday Lunch/Brunch
Gramercy Tavern feels like a lodge in Aspen where you’d eat with someone who’s trying to figure out how much money they should leave you in their will. It’s dated in a charming sort of way, and it’s a New York City classic. If you want to have a fancy New American meal in the main dining room without spending over $100, now’s your chance.
The Deal: $45 Dinner, $45 Sunday Dinner, $30 Sunday Lunch/Brunch
This Park Slope restaurant serves a dosa, sea bream ssam, and jerk chicken, in addition to a bunch of other dishes that aren’t often witnessed on the same menu. And you know what? It works. Bring someone who thinks they’ve already been to every interesting restaurant in Brooklyn.
photo credit: Noah Devereaux
The Deal: $45 Lunch, $60 Dinner, $60 Sunday Dinner
Freemans will always be referred to as “that one restaurant hidden down an alley on the Lower East Side.” The seclusion is a big part of its appeal, although the classic American food and hunting lodge-like ambiance are very pleasant as well. Stop by for some artichoke dip. You’ll have a good time.
The Deal: $30 Lunch, $30 Sunday Lunch/Brunch, $60 Dinner, $60 Sunday Dinner
Eat more food in Long Island City. The neighborhood’s dining scene has been ramping up over the past few years, so it’s time you’ve checked in. For Sichuan food, like meaty mapo tofu with thick-cut scallions, go to Hupo. Unlike most on this list, their dinner deal comes with two cocktails.
The Deal: $45 Lunch, $60 Dinner, $60 Sunday Dinner
Astoria is typically where you'll find the best Greek food, but Eléa has you covered on the Upper West Side. This bi-level spot looks like something you'd find on Mykonos and serves great crudo, hummus, and horiatiki salad. The upscale, all-white space works just as well for a date as it does for a nice family meal.
